JP2012029773A - Game data display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game data display device capable of displaying an occurrence frequency that a game machine compulsively finishes a specific state which is advantageous to a player.SOLUTION: When an optical sensor 36 determines that the number of games of turning off an ART display lamp of a slot machine 1 is not 50, which is the lowest number of the ART games, a display device 3 determines that the ART finishes halfway through and displays information on the halfway-finished blowout game to a data display part 35. This constitution can satisfy a player's desire to know the occurrence frequency of the blowout.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game data display device for displaying game data relating to a specific state in which a gaming machine is advantageous to a player.

  Conventionally, for gaming machines capable of generating an AT (assist time) state, game data during AT is generally displayed. The determination as to whether or not the AT is in progress is made, for example, by detecting a lighting state of an AT display lamp that is lit only during the AT (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-020929 A

By the way, recently, the number of gaming machines that generate ART is increasing, and there is a case in which a so-called puncture in which ART is forcibly terminated due to a player's mistaken stop operation before the prescribed number of games is consumed. Although there is a request from a player who wants to know the frequency of occurrence of this puncture, there is a problem that the current display device cannot handle it.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game data display device capable of displaying an occurrence frequency at which a gaming machine forcibly ends a specific state advantageous to a player. It is in.

The present invention provides a symbol variation display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols according to a predetermined arrangement in a plurality of symbol display areas, and a game start operation operated by a player in order to start a game with a game medium inserted And an internal lottery for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of types in accordance with the operation of the means and the game start operating means, and an internal winning flag corresponding to the determined internal winning combination is established An internal lottery means, a stop operation means operated by the player to stop the symbol fluctuation display by the symbol fluctuation display means, and a specific stop determined at the time of the internal winning when a predetermined mid-terminating role is won internally Display control means for stopping and displaying a symbol that stops halfway only when an operation has been performed, and a winning determination means for determining the symbols that are stopped and displayed in each symbol display area of the symbol variation display means A payout means for paying out game media based on the design determined by the winning determination means, a specific state generating means for generating a specific state advantageous to the player over a period of a predetermined minimum number of games, and the specific In the state, when the halfway end symbol is displayed in a stopped state, an intermediate end means for ending the specific state in the middle, and when the intermediate end in the specific state is won internally, other than the specific stop operation or the specific stop operation A game data display device for displaying game data relating to the specific state of the gaming machine having a notification means for notifying the stop operation of
A game signal including a game signal that can specify the number of executed games, a payout signal that can specify the number of game media paid out by the payout means, and a start signal that can specify the start of the specific state from the gaming machine side Receiving means for receiving, start determining means for determining the start of the specific state based on reception of the start signal, end determining means for determining the end of the specific state, and halfway determining the end of the specific state An end determination unit; a calculation unit that calculates a frequency at which the midway end determination unit determines midway termination of the specific state; and a display unit that displays a result calculated by the calculation unit. Is determined when the end of the specific state is determined before the number of games after the start of the specific state exceeds the predetermined number of halfway end determinations less than the minimum number of games. It is to determine the premature ending of the constant state (claim 1).

2. The game data display device according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine includes a lighting unit that is lit during the occurrence of the specific state, and includes a lighting detection unit that detects a lighting state of the lighting unit, and the termination. The determination unit may determine the end of the specific state when the lighting detection unit cannot detect the lighting state.
3. The game data display device according to claim 1, wherein the specific state is configured to end only in a game in which the number of games since the specific state started is a multiple of the minimum number of games, The halfway end determination means determines the end of the specific state when the number of games after the start of the specific state is determined to be the number of games other than a multiple of the minimum number of games. (Claim 3).
2. The game data display device according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured such that the payout means pays out a specific number of game media in accordance with a stop display of the halfway end symbol. May determine the end of the specific state when the specific number of game media is paid out during the generation of the specific state (claim 4).

  2. The game data display device according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine displays a first display when a predetermined first stop operation determined at the time of internal winning is performed by the display control means at the time of internal winning of a specific role. While the symbol is stopped and displayed in a mode, the symbol is stopped and displayed in a second display mode different from the first display mode when a predetermined second stop operation different from the first stop operation is performed, and the payout In the specific state, the means pays out a second prescribed number of game media when the symbol is stopped and displayed in the first display mode, while the symbol is displayed when the symbol is stopped and displayed in the second display mode. A second prescribed number of game media smaller than one prescribed number are paid out, and the notification means is configured to notify information indicating the first stop operation when the specific combination is won internally in the specific state. The end determination Stage may also be the second predetermined number of game media during the development of the specific condition to determine the termination of the specific conditions when they are paid out (claim 5).

  The game data display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine has a special state generating means for generating a special state in which a winning probability of a small combination is increased in accordance with a predetermined special combination winning, A definite notification means for notifying a player to that effect when the special combination is elected internally, and a specific state interruption means for interrupting the specific state when the definite notification means is given in the specific state The midway termination determination means determines whether the special role winning is determined when the number of games since the midway termination is determined exceeds the predetermined number of held games. The determination may be withdrawn (claim 6).

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the player can know the frequency of occurrence of punctures in which the specific state has ended halfway, so that the player's desire to know the frequency of occurrence of punctures can be satisfied.
According to the invention of claim 2, since the end of the specific state is determined by detecting that the lighting means is turned off, the end determination of the specific state can be accurately performed.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to determine the end of the game machine whose specific state is ended only by a multiple of the minimum number of games even after the minimum number of games has elapsed.

According to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to accurately determine the end of the specific state by paying out a specific number of game media.
According to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to determine the end of the specific state based on the number of game media paid out even if the gaming machine has no lighting means.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, even if it is determined that the midway end is determined, since the determination of the midway end is withdrawn due to the occurrence of a special state, the midway end can be determined more accurately.

The functional block diagram which shows the structure of the display apparatus in one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the whole structure of the management system for game halls roughly Schematic view of the front view of the slot machine Illustration showing the reel design Diagram showing the relationship between internal winning combination and winning design Functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the slot machine The figure which shows the game state transition of the slot machine The figure which shows the small machine internal winning table of the slot machine The figure which shows the ART lottery table at the time of the internal winning of the small role in normal state The figure which shows the ART lottery table at the time of the 1-sheet internal winning in the BB state The figure which shows an example of the display of a display apparatus Flow chart showing signal output processing of gaming machine Flow chart showing game data calculation processing of display device

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 schematically shows the overall configuration of the game hall management system. A plurality of slot machines 1 (corresponding to game machines) are installed in the game hall, and a lending device 2 and a display device 3 (corresponding to game data display devices) are installed corresponding to each slot machine 1. . These slot machine 1, lending device 2 and display device 3 are connected to a relay device 4. The management device 5 is network-connected to the relay device 4 via the LAN 6. Although not shown, pachinko machines, counting devices, etc. are also installed in the game hall. A player borrows a medal (corresponding to a game medium) from the lending device 2 and plays a game in the slot machine 1.

FIG. 3 schematically shows a front appearance of the slot machine 1. A display window 7 (corresponding to the symbol display area) is provided on the front of the slot machine 1, and the player can visually recognize the symbol of the reel 8 (corresponding to symbol variation display means) provided inside through the display window 7. It has become.
FIG. 4 shows a reel design. The symbols are drawn on the circumferential surfaces of the left reel 8a, the middle reel 8b, and the right reel 8c. When the reels 8a to 8c are stopped, the symbols correspond to the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display window 7. Is displayed. The display window 7 is provided with a total of four winning lines as shown by broken lines in FIG. 3, and when the winning symbols are aligned on a winning line activated by medal insertion among any of the winning lines. A prize corresponding to is generated.

  Above the display window 7, there are a liquid crystal display unit 9 for displaying various information such as a payout progress state of medals in the bonus state, a lamp unit 10 composed of various lamps, and a speaker 11 for outputting various sound effects. Is provided. Below the display window 7, there are provided a MAXBET button 12 for inserting a credit medal, a credit settlement button 13 for adjusting a credit medal, and a medal insertion slot 14 for inserting a medal. A start lever 15 as means, a left stop button 16, a middle stop button 17 and a right stop button 18 as stop operation means are provided. At the right side of the display window 7, a payout number display unit 19 that displays the number of payout medals, a credit display unit 20 that displays the number of credit medals, and an ART display lamp 21 that lights during ART (corresponding to lighting means). Is provided. In addition, a medal payout port 22 through which medals are paid out and a tray 23 for receiving medals paid out from the medal payout port 22 are provided at the bottom front of the slot machine 1.

  When the slot machine 1 operates the start lever 15 in a series of game start operations, that is, a state where the player has inserted a medal into the medal slot 14 or a state where a credit medal has been inserted by operating the MAXBET button 12, the internal lottery And the reels 8a to 8c are started (rotation operation is started). After starting each reel 8a-8c, the slot machine 1 stops each reel 8a-8c according to operation of each stop button 16-18, and complete | finishes 1 game. If the result of the internal lottery is winning, the internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination won by the internal lottery (the bonus combination flag, the small combination flag and the replay combination flag are set to “1” (established). Based on the internal winning flag, stop control including so-called slip control (retraction control) (control to stop each reel 8a to 8c with a winning symbol or a lost symbol according to the type of the internal winning flag), and the winning symbol Depending on the number of medals, medals are paid out from the medal payout opening 22. The pull-in control is to pull up to 4 symbols on the winning line from the time when the operation of each of the stop buttons 16-18 is detected and stop it. It is possible control.

  FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the internal winning combination and the winning symbol. The winning symbols include the BB role symbol, the RB role symbol, the 6 role symbol, the 5 role A to F symbol, the 2 role symbol, the 1 role symbol, the normal replay role symbol, the promoted replay role symbol, and the fall replay role A. ~ C design is set. The BB state ends with the payout of more than 300 medals, and the RB state ends with 8 wins. The number of inserted sheets in the BB state and the RB state is two.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1 described above. The control unit 24 of the slot machine 1 (corresponding to an internal lottery means, display control means, winning determination means, payout means, specific state generating means, midway termination means, notification means) includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like. It comprises a microcomputer provided, and executes the main operation of the slot machine 1.

  The control unit 24 inputs operation signals from the start lever 15, the left stop button 16, the middle stop button 17, the right stop button 18, the MAXBET button 12, and the credit check button 13, and the medal inserted into the medal slot 14. An inserted medal detection signal is input from the inserted medal detection unit 25 that determines authenticity and passage, and a setting signal is input from the set value operation unit 26. In addition, the control unit 24 detects each of the reel driving unit 28 that drives the reel motors 27a to 27c corresponding to the reels 8a to 8c and the passage of the reference position pieces provided on the reels 8a to 8c. A reference position detection unit 30 that detects a reference position based on detection signals from the sensors 29a to 29c, a medal payout unit 31 that pays out medals from the medal payout port 22, various display units 19 and 20, and an ART display lamp 21 are connected. ing.

  Based on each input signal and the control program stored in the ROM, the control unit 24 has a reel drive unit 28, a medal payout unit 31, various display units 19 and 20, an ART display lamp 21, a liquid crystal display unit 9, a sound output unit ( The operation of the speaker 11 and the lamp unit 10 is controlled, and an out signal (1 pulse is output for each insertion of one medal or a bet of one credit medal), a safe signal (every payout of one medal or each payout of one credit medal) 1 pulse output, corresponding to a payout signal), and generation of a game signal (1 pulse output for each game start), BB signal (level signal output during BB state), and RB signal (level signal output during RB state) Is output from the signal output unit 32.

  FIG. 7 shows the transition of the gaming state of the slot machine 1. The gaming state of the slot machine 1 includes an RT0 state, an RT1 state, an RT2 state, and a bonus state (BB state, RB state) that occurs when a bonus combination is won. There are a normal state and an AT state in the RT0 state and the RT1 state, and there are RT and ART (corresponding to a specific state) in the RT2 state.

  At the time of shipment, it is a normal state of the RT0 state, and the game state does not change even when the power is turned on / off. If a single combination is missed in the RT0 state, the RT1 state is generated. If the fall replay combination wins in the RT1 state, the RT0 state is generated, and if the promoted replay combination wins, the RT2 state is set. At this time, an ART signal (corresponding to a start signal) is output. When the fall replay combination wins in the RT2 state, the RT0 state is generated.

  FIG. 8 shows an internal winning table of the slot machine 1. In the RT0 state, in addition to the single winning combination, the double winning combination, the six winning combination, and the normal replay winning combination ("normal lip" in the figure) alone, the five winning combination A and the five winning combination B to F Either one will win simultaneously. If any of the five-piece combination A and any of the five-piece combinations B to F is won at the same time, the bell symbol is controlled to stop at the upper or middle stage of the middle reel 8b according to the combination and pressing order. When stopped (winning with one winning line), 5 medals are paid out, and when stopping in the middle (winning with three winning lines), 15 medals are paid out.

In the following pressing order, the bell symbol stops at the middle stage of the middle reel 8b, and stops at the upper stage in other cases.
5-seat A + 5-seat B is won at the same time ... Stop middle reel 8b first (middle reel 8b-> right reel 8c-> left reel 8a or middle reel 8b-> left reel 8a-> right reel 8c)
5 doubles A + 5 doubles C won simultaneously ... Left reel 8a⇒Middle reel 8b⇒Right reel 8c
5-seat A + 5-seat D wins simultaneously ... Left reel 8a⇒Right reel 8c⇒Middle reel 8b
5 doubles A + 5 doubles E won simultaneously ... Middle reel 8b ⇒ right reel 8c ⇒ left reel 8a
5-seat A + 5-seat F wins at the same time ... Middle reel 8b ⇒ left reel 8a ⇒ right reel 8c
In the AT state, when the five-piece combination A and any one of the five-piece combinations B to F are simultaneously won, the pressing order is notified so that the bell symbol is stopped and displayed in the middle stage.
Therefore, in the AT state, the player can increase the number of acquired medals by stopping the reels 8a to 8c in the pressing order notified by the AT function.

  In the RT1 state, the small role winning probability is the same as in the RT0 state, and a bonus lottery is performed while suppressing the decrease in medals by the AT function. On the other hand, the replay role cannot be won alone, and the promoted replay role (" Promotion lip ") and two fall replays are won simultaneously. In this case, since the promoted replay combination has 2993 × 3 = 8979 random numbers to be simultaneously selected with the two falling replay combinations, the winning probability is 8979 / 65536≈1 / 7.3.

When the promoted replay role and the two fall replay roles are won simultaneously, the promoted replay role symbol is stopped and displayed when the following conditions are satisfied, and the fall replay role symbol is stopped and displayed in other cases.
Promotional replay role + Falling replay role A + Falling replay role B wins simultaneously ... Stops left reel 8a first Promotion Replay role + Falling replay role B + Falling replay role C wins simultaneously… Stops right reel 8c first Promotion Replay Role + Falling Replay Role C + Falling Replay Role A is elected at the same time .... Stops the middle reel 8b first. When the promoted replay role is elected simultaneously, the promoted replay role wins in the above push order, and the promoted replay role wins. If so, the RT2 state is generated. The fall replay combination wins in a push order different from the above push order, in which case the RT0 state occurs. In the AT state, when the promoted replay role and the fall replay role are won simultaneously, the push order is notified so that the promoted replay role wins.
Therefore, the player can reliably win the promoted replay combination and generate the RT2 state.

  In the RT2 state, a normal replay combination and two fall replay combinations ("falling lip" in FIG. 8) are won simultaneously. In this case, the RT1 state and the small role winning probability are the same, but the probability that the normal replay role and the two falling replay roles are simultaneously won is 14564 × 3 / 65536≈1 / 1.5. Similarly to the RT0 state, the AT function for notifying the pressing order of the reels is executed as follows on condition that the ART is won.

When a normal replay role and two fall replay roles are won at the same time (corresponding to “when a predetermined mid-terminating role is won internally)”, the normal replay role symbol is stopped and displayed when the following conditions are met: In such a case (corresponding to “when a specific stop operation is performed”), the fall replay role symbol (corresponding to the halfway end symbol) is stopped and displayed.
Normal replay role + Falling replay role A + Falling replay role B wins simultaneously ... Stops the left reel 8a first Normal replay role + Falling replay role B + Falling replay role C wins simultaneously ... Stops the right reel 8c first Normal replay Role + Falling Replay Role C + Falling Replay Role A is elected at the same time .. Middle reel 8b is stopped first. In AT state, when the normal replay role and the fall replay role are elected simultaneously, push so that the normal replay role wins. Announce the order.
Therefore, in the RT2 state, the player can increase the number of acquired medals by the AT function while suppressing the decrease of medals by the RT function.
In the RT2 state, when ART is won, only RT will be available after the AT ends. Further, ART is one set of 50 games (corresponding to the minimum number of games), and if the ART right remains at the end of one set, it enters the next set as it is.

On the other hand, the control unit 24 shifts from a low-accuracy state in which ART is difficult to win to a high-accuracy state in which it is easy to win, or from a high-accuracy state to a low-accuracy state in accordance with the establishment of the following conditions.
(1) Transition from low-accuracy state to high-accuracy state After completion of BB state: 70%
50% after RB state ends
At the time of winning two roles …… 3%
At the time of winning 6 sheets …… 20%
(2) Transition from high to low probability every game ...... 0.2%
At the time of winning the replay role …… 12%

The control unit 24 adds the ART winning right number to the ART right, assuming that the ART is won when the following condition is satisfied.
(1) As shown in FIG. 9 which shows the ART lottery table at the time of internal winning of a small role in the normal state in the low-accuracy state and the high-accuracy state, it is executed in response to the internal winning of the double winning combination and the 6 winning combination Win the ART lottery. In this case, since the number of winnings for each ART winning right number is set differently according to the set value, the ART winning probability and the ART occurrence probability are set differently for each setting value. Although FIG. 9 shows the case of the setting values 1 and 6, actually, the setting values 2 to 5 are set similarly.
(2) As shown in FIG. 10 which shows the ART lottery table at the time of internal winning of a single winning combination in the BB state, winning an ART lottery executed in response to the internal winning of a single winning combination in the BB state.
(3) During the ART, the RB role and the BB role shall be elected internally. In this case, the ART lottery is not won, but 1 is added to the ART right.

When the ART is won in the RT0 state or the RT1 state, the AT state is generated after the latent state of 0 to 32 games is completed by lottery. The same applies to the case where the BB state and the RB state are terminated while the ART right remains.
The control unit 24 draws an effect with a probability according to whether the game is in a low or high probability state for each game, and controls the lamp unit 10, the liquid crystal display unit 9, and the audio output unit (speaker) 11 for the winning effect. To execute.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the display device 3. The control unit 33 of the display device 3 (corresponding to reception means, start determination means, end determination means, halfway end determination means, and calculation means) is configured by a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, and the like. The game information is received from the management device 5 via the relay device 4. The control unit 33 detects an operation on the touch panel 34 and switches game data displayed on the data display unit 35 (corresponding to display means) accordingly.

  The display device 3 displays in real time the number of players acquired and the net increase per game during ART, as well as the total number of games during ART and the number of small role winnings (probability) during AT. Also, if a bonus is won during ART and once ART is ended, if ART occurs again until the difference medal after the bonus ends is less than -100, the previous ART and the number of bonuses acquired are added together. To display the cumulative number of images acquired. Therefore, the player can check the game information in the ART by displaying on the display device 3.

  On the other hand, the display device 3 determines that the ART is terminated halfway. In this determination, the lighting state of the ART display lamp 21 is detected by the optical sensor 36 (corresponding to the lighting detection means) to determine whether or not the ART is generated. Since ART is one set of 50 games (minimum number of games, number of times for end of halfway judgment), if the ART display lamp 21 is turned on and then turned off except for [50 × N (N is a natural number) +1] game, Determined to end.

  However, if the BB combination or the RB combination wins within 10 games after determining the end in the middle, the determination of the end in the middle is withdrawn. In other words, after the bonus confirmation display, ART is terminated and the ART display lamp 21 is very likely to be extinguished at a timing other than the original extinguishing timing. Since it is normal to win in several games, if the BB combination or RB combination wins within 10 games, the determination of the end in the middle is withdrawn.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing signal output processing of the slot machine 1. Note that the signal output processing shown in FIG. 12 shows only signal output related to the present invention, and of course, the slot machine 1 outputs an out signal, a safe signal, and a bonus state signal. The slot machine 1 determines whether a game start operation is detected in a state where the game can be started (A1) or whether a medal payout has been executed (A3).
When the player operates the start lever 15 with medals inserted into the slot machine 1, the slot machine 1 detects a game start operation (A1: Yes) and transmits an out signal for the number of inserted medals (A2). ). When a medal is paid out by executing the game (A3: Yes), as many safe signals as the number of medals paid out are transmitted (A4).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing game data calculation processing of the display device 3. The display device 3 determines whether the ART signal is 0 (B8) after determining whether the out signal is received (B1) or the safe signal is received (B6). Since the ART flag is 0 in the initial state (B8: Yes), it is determined whether the ART display lamp is lit (B9), a bonus state signal is received (B19), or the hold counter is 10 (B23). Yes. When an out signal is received (B1: Yes), it is determined whether the hold flag is 1 (B2). Since the hold flag is 0 in the initial state (B2: No), it is determined whether the ART flag is 1 (B4). In this case, since the ART flag is 0 (B4: No), the game data is updated (B7). When the safe signal is received (B6: Yes), the game data is updated (B7).

  The slot machine 1 lights the ART display lamp 21 when the promoted replay combination wins. When the ART display lamp 21 is lit (B9: Yes), the display device 3 sets the ART flag to 1 (B10), determines the start of ART (B11), and sets the ART counter to 0 (B12). When the ART flag is 1 (B8: No), it is determined whether the ART display lamp 21 is turned off (B13). When an out signal is received (B1: Yes, B4: Yes), the ART counter is set to 1. Add (B5). This ART counter is for counting the number of games in ART.

When the ART game progresses in the slot machine 1 and the number of games reaches 50, the ART display lamp 21 is turned off. Therefore, when the ART display lamp 21 is turned off (B13: Yes), the display device 3 It is determined whether the counter is 50 × N (N is a natural number) (B14). In this case, since the ART counter is 50 (B14: No), nothing is done and the process proceeds to step B19. If the ART right remains when the ART is finished in 50 games, the ART counter is set to 50 × N even when the next ART is entered and another 50 games have passed in the ART (B14: No).
When a bonus is generated in the slot machine 1, since a bonus state signal is received (B19: Yes), it is determined whether the hold flag is 1 (B20). In a normal case, the hold flag is 0 (B20: No), so the process proceeds to step B23 without doing anything.

  Now, if the normal replay role is won at the same time as two fall replay roles in ART, the normal replay role can be won by the AT function, but if the stop operation is wrong, the fall replay role will win and the ART will It ends in the middle. In such a case, when the ART display lamp 21 is extinguished, the ART counter does not become 50 × N (B13: Yes, B14: Yes). Therefore, it is determined whether the ART is finished (B15), and the ART flag is set to 0 (B16). The hold flag is set to 1 (B17), and the hold counter is set to 0 (B18). The hold flag is a flag indicating that the midway end determination is being held. When an out signal is received with the hold flag set to 1 (B1: Yes, B2: Yes), 1 is added to the hold counter (B3). When the hold flag is 1, that is, when 10 games have elapsed after the ART display lamp 21 is turned off and the hold counter becomes 10 (B23: Yes), the hold flag is set to 0 (B24).

  By the way, when the ART is terminated halfway, as described above, when the player makes a mistake in pushing the reels 8 even though the pushing order of the reels 8 is informed by the AT function, the bonus combination is won internally during the ART. After that, the player may be notified of the fact. When the ART is interrupted due to the final notice, the bonus combination is usually won within at least 10 games after the ART display lamp 21 is turned off. Therefore, the display device 3 is in a state where the hold flag is 1, that is, the ART. When the bonus status signal is received within 10 games after the display lamp 21 is turned off (B20: Yes), the mid-end determination is withdrawn (B21), and the hold flag is set to 0 (B22).

Now, the display device 3 displays game data as shown in FIG. The game data to be displayed includes the following items in addition to the previous BB, the number of starts since the end of RB, the current day, the previous day, the number of BBs of the previous day, and the number of RBs.
-Number of puncture judgments: Number of judgments during the end of ART (the day, last week, last month, last 100 business days, past total, etc. can be specified)
-Puncture rate: number of halfway end judgments divided by number of ART start signal received during specified period-Punk game rate: number of halfway end judgment times divided by number of ART games during designated period In the example shown in FIG. 11, data for the last 100 business days Is calculated and displayed based on the following data.
・ Intermediate end determination number of times 24 times ・ ART start signal reception number 1351 times ・ ART game number of times 110784 times Therefore, the player can confirm the occurrence of puncture by displaying on the display device 3.

According to such an embodiment, when the number of games in which the ART display lamp 21 is extinguished is less than 50 games, which is the minimum number of ARTs, the display device 3 determines that the ART has ended halfway and ended halfway. Since the information regarding the punk game is displayed on the data display unit 35, the player's desire to know the frequency of occurrence of the puncture can be satisfied.
Since the end of ART is determined by detecting that the ART display lamp 21 is turned off, it is possible to accurately determine the end of ART.
With respect to the slot machine 1 configured to end ART only in multiples of 50 games, which is the minimum number of games, it is possible to determine the end of the process even after 50 games.
If a big hit occurs within 10 games after determining midway end, the midway end determination is withdrawn, so midway end determination can be made more accurately.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Other than gaming machines equipped with an ART display lamp, the ART start determination may be performed by, for example, an ART start signal output from the gaming machine side. Also, when there is a payout in the case where the order of pushing during AT is not followed, in the above embodiment, when the bell symbol stops on the upper stage of the middle reel at the time of internal winning of 5 sheets (when 5 payouts are made) ) May be determined (corresponding to the invention according to claim 5). Alternatively, when the game in which the falling symbol is stopped can be identified from the payout, the end may be determined when the falling symbol is stopped (corresponding to the invention according to claim 4). Further, when a bonus state (corresponding to a special state) occurs during ART, the ART is terminated halfway, so that the number of games after determining the middle termination exceeds the predetermined number of held games. When the bonus combination winning is determined, the determination of midway end may be withdrawn (corresponding to the invention according to claim 6). According to such a configuration, it is possible to more accurately determine midway termination.

The additional games are also configured in the same way as the minimum number of games in one set of 50 games, but may be different.
The number of additional games is only one pattern of 50 games per set, but there may be a plurality of patterns. Which pattern is to be used may be determined by lottery each time it is added. When there are a plurality of patterns (for example, 30, 60, 90 games), when the end of ART is determined within the minimum number of games, and after the minimum number of games, the number of games that is a multiple of the least common multiple (30 games) of the additional games If the end of ART is determined by other than the above, it may be determined whether the end is halfway.

In the present invention, the winning probabilities of the two winning combination and the six winning combination that are AT lottery winnings are the same between the set values 1 and 6, and the AT winning probabilities are different at the time of winning the two winning combination and the six winning combination. Alternatively, the winning probability of the AT lottery combination may be varied for each set value so that the AT winning probability at the time of winning the AT lottery combination is different. Further, both the winning probability of the AT lottery combination and the AT winning probability at the time of winning the AT lottery combination may be different for each set value.
The AT lottery is not limited to the internal winning of the specific small role, and for example, the AT lottery may be performed at the time of losing or for each game.
A display device may be provided in the gaming machine, and the game data may be displayed on the display device of the gaming machine.
The gaming machine may be a pachinko gaming machine.

  In the drawings, 1 is a slot machine (game machine), 2 is a lending device, 3 is a display device (game data display device), 4 is a relay device, 5 is a management device, 7 is a display window (symbol display area), 8 is Reel (design variation display means), 21 is an ART display lamp 21 (corresponding to lighting means), 24 is a control unit (internal lottery means, display control means, winning determination means, payout means, specific state generating means, halfway termination means, (Notification means), 33 is a control section (reception means, start determination means, end determination means, halfway end determination means, calculation means), 35 is a data display section (display means), and 36 is a light sensor (lighting detection means). .

Claims (6)

A symbol variation display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols according to a predetermined arrangement in a plurality of symbol display areas;
Game start operation means operated by the player to start the game in a state in which a game medium is inserted;
Internal lottery means for executing an internal lottery for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of types of combinations in accordance with an operation of the game start operation means and establishing an internal winning flag corresponding to the determined internal winning combination When,
A stop operation means operated by a player to stop the display of the variation of the symbol by the symbol variation display means;
Display control means for stopping and displaying a halfway end symbol only when a predetermined halfway finisher is won internally and a specific stop operation determined at the time of internal winning is performed,
A winning determination means for determining a symbol stopped and displayed in each symbol display area of the symbol variation display means;
A payout means for paying out game media based on the symbols determined by the winning determination means;
Specific state generating means for generating a specific state advantageous for the player over a period of a predetermined minimum number of games;
In the specific state, when the halfway end symbol is stopped and displayed, halfway ending means for ending the specific state halfway,
A game for displaying game data relating to the specific state of the gaming machine having a notifying means for notifying the specific stop operation or a stop operation other than the specific stop operation when the midway ending combination is won internally in the specific state A data display device,
A game signal including a game signal that can specify the number of executed games, a payout signal that can specify the number of game media paid out by the payout means, and a start signal that can specify the start of the specific state from the gaming machine side Receiving means for receiving;
Start determination means for determining the start of the specific state based on reception of the start signal;
End determination means for determining the end of the specific state;
Halfway termination determining means for determining halfway termination of the specific state;
A calculation means for calculating a frequency at which the halfway end determination means determines a halfway end of the specific state;
Display means for displaying a result calculated by the calculation means,
The midway end determination means determines the end of the specific state before the number of games after determining the start of the specific state exceeds a predetermined midway end determination number less than the minimum number of games. A game data display device characterized by determining the end of a specific state halfway. The gaming machine has a lighting means that lights during the occurrence of the specific state,
Comprising a lighting detection means for detecting a lighting state of the lighting means;
2. The game data display device according to claim 1, wherein the end determination means determines the end of the specific state when the lighting detection means cannot detect the lighting state. The specific state is configured to end only in a game in which the number of games since the start of the specific state is a multiple of the minimum number of games,
The halfway end determination means determines that the specific state is ended when the number of games after the start of the specific state is determined to be the number of games other than a multiple of the minimum number of games. 3. The game data display device according to claim 1, wherein the game data display device is determined. The gaming machine is configured such that the payout means pays out a specific number of game media according to a stop display of the halfway end symbol,
2. The game data display device according to claim 1, wherein the end determination means determines the end of the specific state when the specific number of game media are paid out during the generation of the specific state. In the gaming machine, the display control means stops and displays a symbol in a first display mode when a predetermined first stop operation determined at the time of internal winning is performed at the time of internal winning of a specific role. When a predetermined second stop operation different from the one stop operation is performed, the symbol is stopped and displayed in a second display mode different from the first display mode,
The payout means pays out the first specified number of game media when the symbol is stopped and displayed in the first display mode, while the symbol is stopped and displayed in the second display mode in the specific state. Paying out a second prescribed number of game media smaller than the first prescribed number,
The notification means is configured to notify information indicating the first stop operation when the specific combination is won internally in the specific state,
2. The game data display device according to claim 1, wherein the end determination means determines the end of the specific state when the second specified number of game media are paid out during the occurrence of the specific state. The gaming machine has a special state generating means for generating a special state in which the winning probability of a small role is increased in accordance with a predetermined special role winning,
A definite notification means for notifying a player to that effect when the special role is elected internally;
Specific state interruption means for interrupting the specific state when a final notification is made by the final notification means in the specific state,
The midway end determination means withdraws the midway end determination when the winning of the special role is determined before the number of games after the midway end is determined exceeds a predetermined number of held games. The game data display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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